Old Elk 10-Year Single Barrel Bourbon 120.9 proof - Selected by Seelbach's

Age: 10-years old

Mashbill: 51% corn, 46% wheat, 3% malted barley

Tasting Notes: The nose is rich and heavy, leading with maple sugar and sweet antique oak before moving into vanilla, orange slice candies, and salted caramel cold foam.

The palate is viscous and velvety, with sugar-coated blueberry, grape, and cherry fruit sweetness balanced by layers of brown sugar, caramel pudding, buttery croissant, and slightly spiced but mature oak.

The finish draws closer and closer to crème brûlée, with slightly torched sugar and lingering vanilla custard in both flavor and texture.

Story: Old Elk is a new wave of distillers. They started by sourcing from MGP. They brought on Master Distiller, Greg Metze, as a consultant. Then, Greg moved on from MGP and joined Old Elk full-time as their Master Distiller. They now have a mix of sourced and distilled products. Old Elk produces around 150 barrels a year at their Fort Collins, CO location.